CWE-416: Use After Free, page 22
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The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
What the weakness is: CWE-416 at MITRE
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- 7.0CVE-2026-69605EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Microsoft Install Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.5CVE-2026-69602EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69600EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.5CVE-2026-69599EPSS 0.7%
Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 7.5CVE-2026-69597EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows HTTP.sys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 9.8CVE-2026-69595EPSS 1.0%
Use after free in Windows Services for NFS ONCRPC XDR Driver allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69581EPSS 0.2%
Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 9.8CVE-2026-69579EPSS 1.0%
Use after free in Windows Message Queuing allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 7.8CVE-2026-69576EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Graphic Fonts allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69575EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Storage Spaces Controller allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69574EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69573EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69567EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69560EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Work Folder Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 8.8CVE-2026-69551EPSS 0.9%
Use after free in Windows DNS allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 8.1CVE-2026-69546EPSS 0.7%
Use after free in Active Directory Domain Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69540EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Audio Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.5CVE-2026-69539EPSS 0.7%
Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69536EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 8.1CVE-2026-69530EPSS 0.7%
Use after free in Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 9.8CVE-2026-69525EPSS 1.0%
Use after free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 8.1CVE-2026-69524EPSS 0.7%
Use after free in Active Directory Domain Services allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69517EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Wireless Networking allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69516EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69500EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69498EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69488EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Device Association Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 4.8CVE-2026-69474EPSS 0.7%
Use after free in Windows Overlay Filter allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69473EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69472EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Devices Human Interface allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69470EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69460EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows Modern Device Management (MDM) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69451EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69441EPSS 0.2%
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69430EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Embedded Mode Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69422EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows USB Video Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69413EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows USB Audio Class driver (usbaudio.sys) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69410EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Win32K allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69401EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Audio Video Control Transport Protocol allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.5CVE-2026-69397EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in OpenSSH for Windows allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69396EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows NDIS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 7.8CVE-2026-69392EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69388EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Bluetooth Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69385EPSS 0.2%
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows TCP/IP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69366EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69364EPSS 0.4%
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69362EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Error Reporting allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69357EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Windows NDIS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- 7.0CVE-2026-69341EPSS 0.3%
Use after free in Windows Image Acquisition allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- 7.1CVE-2026-69338EPSS 0.6%
Use after free in Remote Desktop Gateway Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.